I'm wrong a lot. Even more troubling is that I'm almost always unaware of it. One of the best things about the Internet is the way that an audience helps me know when I've missed the mark.

I told Pete Holmes that the Earth orbits the earth at 105,000 miles per hour, when it's 108,000 kilometers per hour. The mistake horrified me, and I issued a tweet to correct the misinformation.

In regards to radiometric dating, I said that Carbon 14 decays into Carbon 12. It sounded funny when I said it, after all why would radioactive decay entail jettisoning just two neutrons? But, it's what I thought the source I was referencing said, and I try to defer to actual experts in such matters. Luckily, an astute listener of The Liturgists Podcast caught it.

If I can misread an article on physics, I'm positive I can misread Ken Ham's work too.

Mr Ham: I'm sorry.

Because the Internet is a machine of infinite sarcasm and irony, let me make this clear: that's a genuine apology. It's never my intention to misrepresent anyone's position.

The opening of Episode 2 served to set the stage for a discussion about Genesis and Evolution. Like Mr Ham, I'm concerned that The Theory of Evolution is one of the primary statistical drivers for young people to leave Christian faith behind. Mr. Ham rejects the Theory of Evolution, and I accept it. That's a notable difference, but we're both concerned about the same trend.

I stand corrected. Neither of us believe that evolution or Biblical creationism are matters of salvation. That's encouraging to me.

Meanwhile, The Christian Post pointed out that I said Christ's knowledge of reality is less complete than God's. That whole line of thinking was in reference to Matthew 24:36. Jesus was speaking on the end times, and then he told his disciples that only God knows the day and hour of the events he was talking about. Like the speed of the earth and radioactive decay, I could be misreading that verse.

I'm not a theologian. I'm not a scholar. I'm a nerd who reads a lot. I'm a former atheist on a journey, and I'm following after Jesus to the best of my ability. I have not arrived, and I don't have everything figured out. I'm not a pastor, and I have no credentials of any kind.

I'm a blogger. A blogger who is wrong about many things. I share my story to encourage other people who are as confused about God, the Bible, and Jesus as I often am. I'm a voice offering solidarity, and my opinion.

I didn't know how to respond when I read the posts by Answers In Genesis and the Christian Post. I started by writing a post that refuted their refutations, but what good does that do? All it does is galvanize people against each other.

I don't know Ken Ham, and I don't know the author of the piece in Christianity Today. We are strangers on the Internet, lobbing words back and forth over a fence made of fiber optic cabling and cell towers. I'm not interested in controversy. I'm not interested in a fight. I'm interested in a world made whole.

I believe that Ken Ham is interested in the same thing, even though I don't know him. The same is likely true of the folks at The Christianity Post.

I'm not going to refute what these folks have said about me. Instead, I'd like to offer genuine community. Let's talk, on the phone, or face to face. I'd like to know how we can best work together for the cause of Christ. There has to be a better way to do this than what we've done so far.

Hit me up on Twitter. We'll exchange digits.

Grace and Peace,Science Mike

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The Internet is all aflutter over tonight's debate between Bill Nye and Ken Ham. It's an oversimplification to call this debate "evolution vs. creationism," as both men are taking more specific positions. Bill Nye is defending Evolution via Natural Selection, as well as The Big Bang Theory, Cosmic Inflation, and all the other naturalistic explanations for how the Universe formed and life appeared and diversified. Ken Ham, on the other hand, is a Young Earth Creationist–advocating a literal interpretation of the Genesis account and all that comes with it.

There are many other views than these two, of course. There are Old Earth Creationists. There are people who believe in the same events that Bill Nye advances, only they believe they were directed by God. It's not as simple as "A vs B," but that's how this debate is set up.

I have great respect for Bill Nye, but I don't have high hopes for this debate. Bill doesn't know enough about the Bible or apologetics to raise objections to Ken's views that fit within Ken's accepted axiomatic model. I expect the two men to speak in circles, failing to build any common ground that could form the basis for an interesting and enlightening conversation.

And I'm going to watch it anyway. Here's the link if you'd like to as well:

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